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The style of racing differs between surfaces, with dirt races tending to have the fastest pace, while turf racing often comes down to a sprint in the stretch. Races on artificial surfaces tend to play out somewhere in between. Anecdotally, American bettors consider dirt racing to be more predictable,
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There is also evidence that synthetic surfaces are significantly safer than dirt in terms of equine breakdowns, though there are many variables that come into play. The statistics for North
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Synthetic surfaces allow racing to take place in bad weather conditions, when it may otherwise be cancelled, and for this reason are sometimes referred to as All
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in 1963. This surface, called Tartan, was found to be unsatisfactory and removed and replaced with a traditional limestone surface in 1975.
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fibres, Spandex fibres coated in a polymeric binder) on top of a 4-inch IMC layer (sand & nylon fibres) on top of a drainage system.
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914:"All Weather Horse Racing surfaces Politrek™ & RashitTrack™. Also for dressage and jumping. - Home"
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595:"Why is dirt the best track surface for horse racing?"
712:Short history of Tropical Park by Hale, Ron (1997)
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764:"natural turf pitch, fibre-reinforced rootzone"
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68:which makes it a more popular medium for
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545:International Equestrian Complex, Pradar
27:Material a horse racing track is made of
725:"Cushion Track Premier Menages Surface"
688:"Equine Fatality Rate Down 14% in 2015"
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540:International Equestrian Complex, Kazan
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666:"Synthetic surfaces vs dirt and turf"
618:"Horse Racing Ground Matters: Part 3"
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941:http://www.equestriansurfaces.co.uk/
866:"The System | Tapeta™ Footings"
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180:Al Khor Horse Breeders Park, Qatar
766:. Mansfield-sand.co.uk. 2010-06-22
557:Equestrian Complex, Sady Pridoniya
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787:Scargill, Peter (29 April 2021).
542:(First in 2005, Renewed in 2020)
537:(First in 2007, Renewed in 2021)
340:Pro-Ride Racing Australia Pty Ltd
811:"Big tick for plastic fantastic"
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951:http://www.martincollins.com/
616:Allin, Jane (November 2011).
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472:Sand and fibre coated in wax
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352:6 inches of footing (sand,
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491:Warwick Farm Racecourse
484:Cranbourne Racecourse,
439:Dubai Racecourse Meydan
374:Warwick Farm Racecourse
870:www.tapetafootings.com
750:"Fibresand Equestrian"
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189:Mansfield Sand Company
840:www.prorideracing.com
298:Keeneland Race Course
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176:Klampenborg, Denmark
752:. 10 November 2010.
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369:Rosehill Racecourse
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145:Equestrian Surfaces
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364:Santa Anita
331:New Zealand
164:(replaced)
134:Description
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906:2015-06-20
880:17 January
850:17 January
770:2012-12-02
735:2015-06-20
578:References
497:(removed)
476:Flemington
458:Visco-Ride
360:Flemington
300:(replaced)
295:(replaced)
285:Veliefendi
57:Artificial
795:31 August
488:(removed)
482:(removed)
451:Southwell
431:Newcastle
366:(removed)
259:Chantilly
216:Polytrack
209:Southwell
186:Fibresand
106:Astroturf
61:Synthetic
984:Category
486:Victoria
480:Victoria
435:Woodbine
407:Spreyton
337:Pro-Ride
697:24 July
649:24 July
529:spandex
401:asphalt
282:(CLOPF)
255:Dundalk
237:spandex
205:fibres.
131:Country
82:Ireland
70:betting
525:silica
387:, Inc.
381:Tapeta
376:, NSW
276:Kranji
233:silica
672:5 May
624:5 May
601:5 May
371:, NSW
354:nylon
280:Mijas
271:CLOPF
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852:2022
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699:2016
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